Patents by Inventor Stuart Laval

Stuart Laval has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS OF PROCESSING DATA CORRESPONDING TO A DEVICE THAT CORRESPONDS TO A GAS, WATER, OR ELECTRIC GRID, AND RELATED DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20150097695
    Abstract: Methods of operating a communication node are provided. A method of operating a communication node may include receiving data from an electric grid device via a network interface. The method may include processing the data from the electric grid device at the communication node. Moreover, the method may include transmitting a filtered portion of the data to an electric utility head end system, after processing the data at the communication node. In some embodiments, a method of operating a communication node may include using a message broker controlled by a virtual machine in the communication node to provide a protocol to interface with a field message bus that includes a standards-based or open-source Application Programming Interface (API). Related communication nodes and computer program products are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Duke Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Laval, Raiford Smith
  • METHODS OF PROCESSING DATA CORRESPONDING TO A DEVICE THAT CORRESPONDS TO A GAS, WATER, OR ELECTRIC GRID, AND RELATED DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20150097697
    Abstract: Methods of operating a communication node are provided. A method of operating a communication node may include receiving data from an electric grid device via a network interface. The method may include processing the data from the electric grid device at the communication node. Moreover, the method may include transmitting a filtered portion of the data to an electric utility head end system, after processing the data at the communication node. In some embodiments, a method of operating a communication node may include using a message broker controlled by a virtual machine in the communication node to provide a protocol to interface with a field message bus that includes a standards-based or open-source Application Programming Interface (API). Related communication nodes and computer program products are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Duke Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Laval, Raiford Smith